1959 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
Type
Winner
1
16 May
Milan to Salsomaggiore Terme
135 km (84 mi)
-
Plain stage
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
2
17 May
Salsomaggiore Terme to Salsomaggiore Terme
22 km (14 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
3
18 May
Salsomaggiore Terme to Abetone
180 km (112 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Charly Gaul (LUX)
4
19 May
Abetone to Arezzo
178 km (111 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Armando Pellegrini (ITA)
5
20 May
Arezzo to Rome
243 km (151 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
6
21 May
Rome to Naples
213 km (132 mi)
-
Plain stage
Miguel Poblet (ESP)
7
22 May
Ercolano to Mount Vesuvius
8 km (5 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Charly Gaul (LUX)
8
23 May
Ischia to Ischia
31 km (19 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Antonino Catalano (ITA)
9
24 May
Naples to Vasto
206 km (128 mi)
-
Plain stage
Gastone Nencini (ITA)
10
25 May
Vasto to Teramo
148 km (92 mi)
-
Plain stage
Rino Benedettii (ITA)
11
26 May
Ascoli Piceno to Rimini
245 km (152 mi)
-
Plain stage
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
12
27 May
Rimini to San Marino (San Marino)
141 km (88 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Nino Defilippis (ITA)
-
28 May
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
13
29 May
Rimini to Verona
233 km (145 mi)
-
Plain stage
Miguel Poblet (ESP)
14
30 May
Verona to Rovereto
143 km (89 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Rik Van Looy (BEL)
15
31 May
Trento to Bolzano
198 km (123 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Miguel Poblet (ESP)
16
1 June
Bolzano to San Pellegrino Terme
245 km (152 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Alessandro Fantini (ITA)
17
2 June
San Pellegrino Terme to Genoa
241 km (150 mi)
-
Plain stage
Arrigo Paduan (ITA)
18
3 June
Genoa to Turin
180 km (112 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Vito Favero (ITA)
19
4 June
Turin to Susa
51 km (32 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
20
5 June
Turin to Saint-Vincent
100 km (62 mi)
-
Plain stage
Alfredo Sabbadin (ITA)
21
6 June
Aosta to Courmayeur
296 km (184 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Charly Gaul (LUX)
22
7 June
Courmayeur to Milan
220 km (137 mi)
-
Plain stage
Rolf Graf (SUI)
-
Total
Total
3,657 km (2,272 mi)
3,657 km (2,272 mi)
3,657 km (2,272 mi)
3,657 km (2,272 mi)

Question: how many days and kilometers did the 1959 Giro d'Italia race cover?
Answer: The 1959 Giro d'Italia race consisted of 22 days of racing and covered 3,657 km (2,272 mi).